The installation of more than 19,000 heliostats has been completed at the Tongyu concentrating-solar-power (CSP) project, general-contracted by POWERCHINA JiLin Electric Power Engineering CO.,Ltd.( PowerChina Jilin Institute) The milestone brings the plant one decisive step closer to commissioning. Earlier this month, Xinhua News Agency ran a special report on the project, publishing a series of on-site photos that highlighted the plant’s profile as the world’s first high-latitude tower-type CSP station.
Finishing the heliostat campaign on schedule was made possible by the project team’s relentless effort. Throughout construction, the team overcame the complex, changeable climate of a high-latitude region and a string of technical challenges, keeping the work moving ahead safely and smoothly.
The project is a flagship initiative for PowerChina Jilin Institute as it answers China’s “dual-carbon” call, helps build a national clean-energy industrial highland and accelerates the region’s green, low-carbon transition. Once operational, the plant will strengthen local grid stability, secure power supply and speed up the construction of Jilin’s clean-power export corridor, offering a model for green-energy transmission and utilization across northeast China and setting a national benchmark for high-quality clean-energy development. Enable PowerChina Jilin Institute to make a fresh contribution to the high-quality expansion of China's clean-energy sector.